Sunderland AFC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Coote
- Assistant 1 Tim Wood
- Assistant 2 Mark Scholes
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Sep Southampton FC H 5–0 W 26 Aug Coventry City FC A 0–0 D 19 Aug Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W 12 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–2 L 06 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L 16 May Luton Town FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Sep Sunderland AFC A 0–5 L 26 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W 19 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–1 W 12 Aug Norwich City FC H 4–4 D 04 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W 28 May Liverpool FC H 4–4 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Southampton FC0-152/116-303/131-452/246-603/261-754/176+7/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Southampton FC gets underway.
- 1' Jack Clarke puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
- 6' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 7' What a strike from Pierre Ekwah! The score is 2-0.
- 12' Southampton FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bradley Dack, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 27' Mason Holgate has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 32' Stuart Armstrong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' Sekou Mara was booked on 35.
- 39' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 43' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 43.
- 45' GOAL! Pierre Ekwah scores on 45.
- 46' What a strike from Pierre Ekwah! The score is 4-0.
- 48' GOAL! Bradley Dack scores on 48.
- 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 58' It’s high time Russell Martin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 63' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Jobe Bellingham by Luis Semedo on 63 minute.
- 64' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 64 minute. Bradley Dack leaves to be changed by Alex Pritchard.
- 65' The Southampton FC manager makes a substitution. Mason Holgate departs to be replaced by Shea Charles.
- 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Che Adams on 69.
- 72' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Sekou Mara by Joe Aribo on 72 minute.
- 77' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 81' The whistle greets Jack Clarke as he departs to be replaced by Jewison Bennette.
- 82' Chris Rigg is replacing Abdoullah Ba for the Sunderland AFC side.
- 85' Carlos Alcaraz is replacing William Smallbone for the Southampton FC side.
- 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southampton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- Full Time. Sunderland AFC beats Southampton FC
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Jack Clarke ↓ Jewison Bennette 82'
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Bradley Dack ↓ Alex Pritchard 63'
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- 32
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17
Abdoullah Ba ↓ Chris Rigg 82'
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Jobe Bellingham ↓ Luis Semedo 63'
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Bench
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21
Alex Pritchard ↑ 63'
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- 23
- 25
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Jewison Bennette ↑ 82'
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31
Chris Rigg ↑ 82'
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9
Luis Semedo ↑ 63'
Coach Tony MowbraySouthampton FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Mason Holgate ↓ Shea Charles 64'
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17
Stuart Armstrong ↓ Che Adams 46'
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- 4
- 9
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- 31
- 16
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18
Sekou Mara ↓ Joe Aribo 72'
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23
Samuel Edozie ↓ Ryan Fraser 46'
Bench
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26
Ryan Fraser ↑ 46'
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10
Che Adams ↑ 46'
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Joe Aribo ↑ 72'
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Carlos Alcaraz ↑ 81'
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Shea Charles ↑ 64'
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Coach Russell Martin -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pierre Ekwah 2 Joe Rothwell 2 Jack Clarke 1 Bradley Dack 1 Chris Rigg 1 Stuart Armstrong 1 Adam Armstrong 1 Jobe Bellingham 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Southampton FC Form
2023-09-02 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Southampton FC L 2023-08-26 Southampton FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-08-19 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2023-08-12 Southampton FC 4–4 Norwich City FC D 2023-08-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2023-05-28 Southampton FC 4–4 Liverpool FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.58 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.84 Southampton FC xGI would bet for: Sunderland AFC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sunderland AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.42Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 44% 56% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 86%Draw or Southampton FC 34%Sunderland AFC or Southampton FC 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sunderland AFC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11%3 – 0 9.1%2 – 1 8.9%1 – 0 8.3%1 – 1 7.8%3 – 1 7.6%4 – 0 5.8%4 – 1 4.9%0 – 0 4.6%2 – 2 3.7%3 – 2 3.2%5 – 0 ActualAsian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Southampton FC covers -2.5 31% — 69% -2 31% 21% 48% -1.5 52% — 48% -1 52% 21% 27% -0.5 73% — 27% +0.5 91% — 9% +1 91% 6% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Southampton FC keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

